Which to use
“hostel” and “hotels” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,620
- “hostel” frequency rank
- #3,592
- “hotels” frequency rank
- 35212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hostel | hotels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | günstige Unterkunft besonders für Studenten und Schüler; Jugendherberge | Plural des Substantivs hotel |
Letter map: hostel vs hotels
Shared letters muted; letters that set hostel and hotels apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: hostel and hotels
hostel and hotels are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hostel is recorded at frequency rank #31,620, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɦɔstɛl]. hotels is at rank #3,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35212, this pair ranks #1,645,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hostel vs hotels
Shared letters: ehlost. Private to "hostel": -. Private to "hotels": -.
"hostel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hotels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hostel" and "hotels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hostel" vs "hotels" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hostel" and "hotels".
- Full dictionary entry for "hostel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hotels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,645,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hostel" and "hotels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hostel vs hosts". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,645,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.